Nurturing Future Innovators & Entrepreneurs: Incorporating Technology in the Classroom

Educators need to redesign and transform their teaching practice to better reflect the current technological era we are living in. In doing so, they will better prepare students to have more critical interactions with these new technologies and engage as being creators of resources rather than passive receivers of information. Adolescents have opportunities like never before to construct, create, and share with a public audience. The possibilities are endless, as these technologies are constantly evolving, and remain in a state of perpetual growth for the foreseeable future. Our students are future entrepreneurs and innovators, and need to be taught how to utilize a variety of technologies, as well as given the space and opportunity to design on their own. Allowing teachers to engage and interact with technology they can easily incorporate into their curriculum is not only beneficial, but imperative. Clarkson’s Education Department and Institute of STEM Education will partner with the Museum of Innovation and Science, in Schenectady, NY, to host an evening that showcases how current technologies can be integrated into the classroom, and allow students opportunities for innovation and production.